Hatchery Technician — Early Mornings, Live Poultry Weekends

Pepes Ducks Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Pepe's Ducks in Mulgrave, NSW, is seeking a Hatchery Assistant to support our breeding program. The role involves early starts (often 4:45am) with weekend work and physical tasks such as lifting and handling eggs, ducklings, and poultry.

You will work with live poultry, operate modern equipment, and assist with incubation and hatching processes. Full Australian work rights are required; prior poultry processing experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Must be physically fit and able to lift trays up to 10kg.
• Must be able to work weekends.
• Must be comfortable working with live poultry.
• Full Australian work rights required.

Responsibilities

• Loading and packing eggs and ducklings for local transport
• The handling and grading of fertile duck eggs for hatching
• Sort and grade eggs and day-old poultry
• Use of modern automated equipment
• Clean and sanitise incubators, hatchers and equipment

Job description

Pepe's Ducks in Mulgrave, NSW, is seeking a Hatchery Assistant to support our breeding program. The role involves early starts (often 4:45am) with weekend work and physical tasks such as lifting and handling eggs, ducklings, and poultry.

You will work with live poultry, operate modern equipment, and assist with incubation and hatching processes. Full Australian work rights are required; prior poultry processing experience is valued.